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noun
A large, green American moth, Actias luna, that has crescent-shaped marks on its wings.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
large pale-green American moth with long-tailed hind wings and a yellow crescent-shaped mark on each forewing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Actias luna
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: saturniid, saturniid moth
History
Partial calque of translingual Actias luna.
Across languages
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